The quilt was made about ten years ago for another Luke, who lives in Australia. It was one of the first pieces I made with my own hand-dyed fabrics, right after I learned about dyeing. I still like the colors, the design, and the quilting (which I have no recollection of doing, but apparently did a pretty decent job of, combining free-motion spirals on the large empty blocks with diagonal grid checkerboards on the four-patch blocks). Unlike many pieces that I made early in my quilting life, I'd be perfectly happy and proud to give this one away today.

But New Luke will just have to wait a bit for a big present. (Heck, his grandmother and I just barely finished the quilt we made for his big brother, age four, so you can see that deadlines are somewhat flexible in this family.)

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I finally finished my grandson's quilt for his 2nd birthday this summer. Babies less than a year old are not supposed to sleep with any kind of blankets or quilts according to my daughter's pediatrician, so I felt there was no hurry! The Luke quilt is wonderful!

4 years - that's nothing! My sister has just finished a wedding present quilt for one of our nephews in time for their tenth anniversary. Meanwhile both their sons got cot quilts because I made them! And the wedding present quilt became a family joke.

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I make abstract art -- usually with a needle but sometimes with a pen, brush or camera, scissors and glue, pliers and wirecutters, whatever is there. I have a husband, two sons, seven sewing machines, a big messy studio and lots of other people's art. Life is good!